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Internet Upgrade Breathes New Life Into Rural Areas, New UN Report Finds
Friday, 21 May 2021, 4:53 pm | UN News
Improved Internet access and connectivity can do more than urban migration to provide better jobs and higher standards of living for the roughly 3.4 billion people living in rural areas, according to the latest World Social Report , published on Thursday. ... More >>
Gaza Children Living In ‘Hell On Earth’, UN Chief Says, Urging Immediate End To Fighting
Friday, 21 May 2021, 4:50 pm | UN News
The past ten days have witnessed a “dangerous and horrific” surge in deadly violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT), particularly Gaza, and in Israel, the UN chief told the General Assembly on Thursday. “If there is a hell on earth, ... More >>
WHO Appeals For Regular Access To Palestinian Enclave Amid Ongoing Israeli Strikes
Friday, 21 May 2021, 4:48 pm | UN News
The UN health agency has added its weight to calls for regular humanitarian access to Gaza, where two dozen medical facilities have now come under attack through Israeli air strikes, along with healthcare personnel. In a World Health Organization ( WHO ... More >>
Arbitrary Expulsions Of Migrants In Chile Must Stop Immediately, Urge Rights Experts
Thursday, 20 May 2021, 1:42 pm | UN News
Migrants must be allowed to stay in Chile while their cases are being individually assessed or risk “irreparable harm”, a group of UN-appointed independent human rights experts said in a statement on Wednesday. In line with international human ... More >>
COVID-19 Pandemic ‘Feeding’ Drivers Of Conflict And Instability In Africa: Guterres
Thursday, 20 May 2021, 1:41 pm | UN News
Women and young people must be part of Africa’s plans to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, which is feeding factors driving conflict on the continent, UN Secretary-General told the Security Council on Wednesday. Ambassadors met virtually to examine how ... More >>
Syria: Prolonged Violence, Violation And Abuse ‘Bound To Affect Generations To Come’
Thursday, 20 May 2021, 6:16 am | UN News
Millions of children trapped in protracted conflict in Syria continue to endure severe violence with little support for survivors, according to the UN Secretary-General’s third report on the situation, launched on Wednesday. “In Syria, all children below ... More >>
Global Trade Soars In First Quarter, But Services Still In Doldrums
Thursday, 20 May 2021, 6:15 am | UN News
Global trade bounced back to a record high early this year, although service industries are still a shadow of their pre-pandemic selves, UN economists UNCTAD said on Tuesday. According to new data from UNCTAD , the value of goods trade surpassed pre-pandemic ... More >>
Ceasefire Needed Now, To Stave Off Disaster In Gaza Says UNICEF Chief, As UNRWA Launches Emergency Appeal
Thursday, 20 May 2021, 5:38 am | UN News
At least 60 youngsters have been killed in Gaza and another 444 have been injured in less than 10 days of conflict with Israel, the head of UN Children’s Fund has said, in a call for an immediate ceasefire and aid access to “stave off disaster”. ... More >>
Fresh Attacks, Dire Conditions Plague Africa’s Sahel, Security Council Hears
Wednesday, 19 May 2021, 9:16 am | UN News
Despite a deteriorating security situation and the reverberating effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, regional troops deployed to combat terrorists in Africa’s Sahel region have scaled up the tempo of their operations in recent months, efforts that ... More >>
Over Half Of LGBTQI Students In Europe Bullied In School: UNESCO
Tuesday, 18 May 2021, 6:46 am | UN News
More than one in two LGBTQI students in Europe have suffered bullying based on their sexuality, the UN educational, cultural and scientific body ( UNESCO ) said on Monday, the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Transphobia . In a survey of ... More >>
WFP Moves To Support Families Affected By Gaza Violence
Tuesday, 18 May 2021, 6:07 am | UN News
Responding to rising humanitarian needs brought about by the escalation of conflict in the Gaza Strip, the World Food Programme (WFP) on Monday began providing emergency assistance to support families, amid fears of low food stocks and rising prices. ... More >>
Vaccine Inequity Triggers ‘Huge Disconnect’ Between Countries
Tuesday, 18 May 2021, 6:02 am | UN News
Although COVID-19 cases and deaths continue to decline globally for a second consecutive week, the UN health agency chief said on Monday that “a huge disconnect” is mounting between some highly vaccinated countries, which see the pandemic as largely resolved, ... More >>
Secretary-General Calls For Immediate End To Israeli-Palestine Violence
Monday, 17 May 2021, 6:11 am | UN News
OCHA | Escalated hostilities in the Gaza Strip have resulted in further casualties and large-scale displacement, 12 May 2021. The current “senseless” cycle of violence in the Middle East must end now, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said in an ... More >>
Civilian Casualties Climb, As UN Chief Calls On All Parties To 'Immediately Cease' Fighting In Gaza And Israel
Saturday, 15 May 2021, 5:21 am | UN News
The UN Secretary-General on Friday issued an urgent appeal for all parties involved in this week's escalation of violence in the occupied Palestinian enclave of Gaza, and Israel, to "immediately cease the fighting", or risk creating an "uncontainable ... More >>
First Person: ‘God Save Us From Famine’
Friday, 14 May 2021, 5:01 pm | UN News
The conflict in Yemen forced Asia El-Sayeed Ali and her family from her home in Aden’s Al Tawahi district, where there was active fighting, in 2015. Today, she works at a health clinic supported by the World Food Programme (WFP), where she cares ... More >>
UN Condemns Killing Of Aid Worker In South Sudan
Friday, 14 May 2021, 4:59 pm | UN News
The top UN humanitarian official in South Sudan has called for law enforcement along roads following the first killing of an aid worker in the country this year during an ambush in Budi, East Equatoria, on Wednesday. The aid worker was killed when assailants ... More >>
Vaccine Inequity Posing ‘Significant Risk’ To Global Economic Recovery: UN Report
Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 5:29 pm | UN News
Although the outlook for global growth has improved, the ongoing impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as inadequate progress on vaccination in poorer countries, are putting recovery at risk, according to the latest UN economic forecast, published ... More >>
UN Chief: Deadly School Shooting In Russia An ‘Act Of Senseless Violence’
Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 5:26 pm | UN News
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has strongly condemned the deadly shooting at a school in the Russian city of Kazan on Tuesday, which claimed the lives of two adults and seven children. The UN chief was saddened to learn about their deaths, ... More >>
Credible Elections Can Help Propel Iraq Towards ‘Safe And Prosperous Future’
Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 5:24 pm | UN News
A trusted electoral process with “free and wide-ranging participation” can steer Iraq towards a “safe and prosperous future”, the country’s UN envoy told the Security Council on Tuesday. “The way to express one’s voice, to make one’s ... More >>
UN Chief 'Gravely Concerned' As Violence Escalates In Occupied Palestinian Territory And Israel
Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 5:17 pm | UN News
The UN Secretary-General said he was "gravely concerned" at escalating violence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory on Tuesday, while the UN rights office, OHCHR , appealed for “a redoubling of efforts to restore calm”, after airstrikes ... More >>
